Doll walking device



G. H. WILLIAMSON;

DOLL WALKING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT-22.1919.

Patehted 0ct.12,1920.

m/r I A TTORNE Y5 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE H. WILLIAMSON, lDF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DOLL WALKING DEVICE.

l Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented 0a. 12, 1920.

Application filed September 22, 1919. Serial No. 325,284.

rangements herein described and claimed.

sided with a central groove 2 leaving" An object of my invention is toprovide a device by means of which a doll may be supported and the feetof the doll caused to reciprocate in a manner which closely simulateswalking.

A further object of my invention is to provide a doll walking devicehaving a support, and operative mechanism for actuating the feet or legsof the doll, comprising relatively few parts, these parts being sodisposed as to be effectually covered or con cealed by the dolls dresswhen viewed from the front, and to be partially concealed when viewedfrom the sides.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device which willsupport the doll in an upright position when left standing, as, forinstance, when temporarily abandoned by the child who has been playingwith the toy.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device which isrelatively simple 7 in construction and of low manufacturing cost.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification,and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed outin the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings. forming partof this application, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of the device asapplied to the doll,

Fig. 2 is a section along the line 22 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a section along the line 3-3- of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a section along the line 4-4 of' Fig. 1, and

Fig. 5 is a section along the line 5-5 of Fig. 1.'

In carrying out my invention, I provide a wheel or roller 1 (see Fig. 2)which is proa hub portion 3. Looped around the hub wardly, are loopedaround the wire 5 at 10,

and then are bent upwardly, being twisted as shown. One wire 9terminates at 11 (see Fig. 4),v while the otheris extended,'bent backupon itself at 12 to form asemi-circular support 13, bent again at 14,and is secured to the end of the companion wire 11.

On the opposite faces of the wheel or rollerl are pins 15 which areconnected by links 16 with semicircular yokes or retaining members 17formed of small pieces of wire bent in circular form, as clearly shownin the drawings.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, theoperation thereof may be readily understood. 7

The doll 18 is placed against the semicircular support 13 which extendsabout the waist and is secured thereto by means of a ribbon 19 which ispreferably of a color to match the dress or trimming of the doll.

.The ankles of the doll are placed in the retaining members 17 and aresecured by means of ribbons 20.

Viewing the doll from the front, the supportingmemberaaswell as themeans for operating the legs of the doll, are effectually concealed. Nowby grasping the handle and pushing the device forwardly, the wheel 1will rotate and will cause a reciprocation of the legs of the doll in amanner closely simulating a person walking. The members 7 constituteslidable feet or legs to the device, thus obviating the necessity ofadditional wheels. -The device is arranged so that when the doll issecured in position, the toy can be left with the doll standing. It willbe observed that the supports are the central wheel 1 and the loopedfeet 7 which give a three point support.

The device is relatively simple in construction, and is not liable toeasily get out of order. 1

I claim: 1 p

1. A doll walking device, comprising a wheel having a central peripheralgroove,- a support. famed of a pair of twisted was,

one of said wires being extended at the upper end of said support andbent back upen itself to form a semi-circular retaining mem I her, asingle piece of wire having its middle 7 portion formed into a bearingdisposed withthen diverging and extending downwardly to" each form a'slidable foot, a yoke arranged to be secured to each leg of the doll,

a link pivotally'secured to each yoke, the ends of the links beingpivotally secured to.

the opposite faces of the wheel, and means for securingthe body of thedoll to said semi-circular retaining member. 7 r

2. A- dollwalking device comprising a V- shaped support formed of a pairof twisted wires, one of said wires being extended at the upper end ofsaid support and bent back upon itself to form a'semi-circular'retaining member, a handle secured to the other end ofsaid V-shaped support for propelling the device, means for securing thebody. of

-for and its ends twisted together and bent rearwardly' and upwardly toconne'ctflwith said V-shaped support, the ends of the wire thendiverging and being bent downwardly 35 to each form a slidable foot,ayoke formed of a single piece of wire having a portion of its lengthformed into an eyelet and an. other portion of itslength bent back uponitself to form a semi-circular retaining'member'adaptedfto receive a legof the' doll, means for securing each leg ofthe doll to one of the lastnamed semi-circular retaining members, a link pivotally secured to theeyelet of each of said yokes, the ends of the links being pivotallysecured to the opposite faces of thewheel, whereby the legs of the dollare reciprocated in a 'manner which closely simulates walking when thewheel is revolved. i

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